Nervous System Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. produces myelin in the CNS
  2. 5. regulates and controls body functions and activity
  3. 7. a protective, lipid rich insulating sheath that wraps around the axons
  4. 10. support the neurons
  5. 13. carry impulses from CNS to PNS
  6. 14. 1 dendrite common in skin many inputs to one dendrite
  7. 15. nerve cells that conduct impulses at great speeds
Down
  1. 1. form a link between neurons
  2. 2. 1 dendrite and 1 axon
  3. 3. rare, small; phagocytic white blood cells that protect
  4. 6. produce myelin in the PNS
  5. 7. many dendrites and 1 axon
  6. 8. produces cerebrospinal fluid
  7. 9. largest cells in the CNS and most numerous; secrete chemicals to protect the brain
  8. 11. carry impulses from PNS to CNS
  9. 12. one projection from soma that branches in dendrites and axon